Crystal River current., 1887-08-13
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Major Fitch keeps steady at work
on his claims at Elko and has
good quality OF ore,
Jack Clayton is making good
trails up to the non property On
Snow Mass mountain.
Robert Losher intends taking
out a car load Of ore from his claim
at the head Of Bast river.
The Monarch, Oh Sheep noun
tain, is showing up some fine ore,
and the boys are we'll pleased with
the work as it progresses,
JAS. II. Brown has finished the
assessment work on tho Painter
Boy, on Sheep moantajn. The
property shows some good orc.
There has been over a dozen
claims located upon HE contact
which undoriiss the marble beds,
since EIanlons made their locations.
John lawson arrived from Gun
niscn the last of the week and has
gone up 10 the Last Chance GU
Sheep nountain to attend 10 The as
5essment work.
James Nelson has arrived from
Gunnison to commence work on
Doc Shores and Charlie CEaY's
claims, i'll Chicago basin, which
show up large veins, and are prom
ising properties.
Cap. Bum aud Gle Johnson have
built a splendid trail up to their
new location On Badly mountain,
where they have q good grade OF
lead ore. Cap is not usod to tho
high altitude and got sick, but viii
go to work again shortly.
jackson Slaughter has been bard
at work on his Galona mountain
property and shows up some Of the
finest lead ore in that section.
Whom The Paradise gr.ioh road is
completed he Will be able TO ship
his orc to The Gunaison smelter.
j. 2. Raymond, Of Cincinnati,
came over 10 Gothic last Tuesday
to 'oolz at his mining property, on
Badly mountain Maltin & Rankin
have q contract on the property
which hes shown up some rich ore,
and tlley expect to open up q body
Of It il their work.
Justice e. Knight are building q
marble house on their property,
over on Xula creek, Il VIII sba d
substantial affair and the only mar
BILE structure in the State. They
have & splendid mineral showing on
them property which is capable OF
producing good amclting ore.
Parry & Mckay are doing the
assessment work on the Highland
Mary, on White Hoaae mountain,
which shows q large body Of lead
and iron carbonate ore. The boys
have d good prospect and We be-
speak for them q good paying prop
erty when once properly developed.
Carl Frohn and George Tavs are
putting in their best licl's nowadays
on The Cataipa, on Sheep mountain.
| Tho claim shows a Largo body of
lead ere which runs we'll in silver.
They viii run in twenty-five feet
on the tunnel for The present, and
if il shows mp satisfactory viii
work the property eli winter.
It is claimed that INC GIuncey
Anthracite coal lands OF, Ragged
mountain, have been sold to tho
Midland company lho coal is ad-
! Joining the Osgood company's coal
bed at Prospect, and is the only
anthracite the Midland company
has. This tract Of coal is said to be
Of the best guilty Of anthracite.
The mines Of this district never
wore worked with as good results as
they aro at The present time. MorS
and richer mineral is being eSposed
as dopth is gained. The outlook i:
hg;ghtes Just ROW t2an ever before
! in the history e 70 ae1nr. Gs.pita
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